Noble Financial Estimates Direct Digital Q1 Earnings

Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) – Equities research analysts at Noble Financial issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Direct Digital in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 8th. Noble Financial analyst M. Kupinski expects that the company will earn ($0.98) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Direct Digital’s current full-year earnings is ($1.91) per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Direct Digital’s Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.52) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.48) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.47) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($1.50) EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on DRCT. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Direct Digital to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Direct Digital in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Direct Digital has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $330.00.

Direct Digital Stock Down 7.7%

Shares of NASDAQ DRCT opened at $0.72 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $1.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.98. The company has a market cap of $396,550.00, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.01 and a beta of 6.04. Direct Digital has a 12-month low of $0.70 and a 12-month high of $67.65.

Direct Digital (NASDAQ:DRCT) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The company reported ($22.00) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($17.58) by ($4.42). The firm had revenue of $8.41 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.74 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($29.88) earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Direct Digital stock. XTX Topco Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) by 252.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 53,787 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,534 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd owned 0.28% of Direct Digital worth $30,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 4.02% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Direct Digital

Direct Digital Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: DRCT) is a provider of cloud-based marketing software and services tailored to mortgage lenders and real estate professionals. The company’s integrated platform is designed to help its clients generate, nurture and convert leads through customer relationship management (CRM), automated marketing campaigns, customizable websites and digital content delivery. By combining proprietary tools with expert support, Direct Digital enables users to streamline workflows, improve customer engagement and drive growth in competitive markets.

The company’s flagship offerings include a CRM system that centralizes prospect and client data, marketing automation that triggers timely email and digital campaigns, and website solutions that are optimized for lead capture and search-engine visibility.